PREFERENCES

PREFERENCES

I prefer avocado to apples.
I prefer watching movie to studying .

Form:
Prefer + NOUN+ to + NOUN

Prefer + -ING VERB + to + -ING VERB

I like avocado better than apples.
I like watching movie better than studying.

Form:
like + NOUN + better than + NOUN

like + -ING VERB + better than + -ING VERB

Shinta would rather have an avocado than (have) an apple.
I'd rather visit a big city than live there.

*Would rather and than are followed immediately by the simple form of a verb (e.g., have, visit, live).

Contraction would ('d):
I'd/You'd/She'd/He'd/We'd/They'd rather have an avocado

In polite question:
Would rather can be followed by or to offer someone a choice

Example: Would you rather have an apple or an orange?

(English for grade X)